Currency
ClassificationsCurrency and Exchange Objects
Culture
Lumi
Date20th Century
Made AtSandaun Province, Papua New Guinea
MediumGiant clam shell, wood, and plant fiber
Dimensions26 × 5 1/4 × 9 in. (66 × 13.3 × 22.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Anne and Long Shung Shih
Object number2014.11.1
DescriptionThis stack of rare, carefully carved giant clam shell rings is used as a form of currency by the Lumi people residing in the Upper Sepik River region of Papua New Guinea's Sandaun Province.On View
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20th Century
